Boxer Anthony Joshua Covers The April 2017 Issue Of British GQ

Boxer Anthony Joshua covers the April 2017 issue of British GQ magazine.

This issue was lensed by photographer Mariano Vivanco. Below are some excerpts:

Anthony Joshua on what will happen in his upcoming fight with Wladimir Klitschko:

“I think I will knock Klitschko out. I’m not superstitious about it, but I have a feeling that it will happen in a slightly unexpected way. It will be something like a counterpunch that will finish it. It won’t be quick… It will take time because he is so experienced and he isn’t easy to hit. But I will find my opportunity and I will take it.”

We ask Anthony Joshua what it feels like to knock a man out:

“Oh… It’s amazing. I just love it, man. And the thing with me is that there is no remorse. When I hurt someone it annoys me when they [the referees] don’t let me finish them. Honestly! Because that is my job.”

On rumours that whilst sparring Anthony Joshua has been knocked out by amateur Lawrence Okolie and badly rocked by 19-year-old heavyweight prospect Daniel Dubois:

“In my code, the fighters’ code, it is not good to talk about sparring. If someone invites you to spar, they are inviting you into their secret camp, their inner circle. So I don’t think it is fair to betray that trust by talking about it… I don’t go in there to prove a point. If anything, I like to take more punishment because that is how I learn about myself. What is the point of going into sparring and beating everyone up, when in a real fight the tables might turn and I don’t know how to handle it? I want to practice what it feels like to be hit and hurt. You have to learn how to defend, to be slick when the punches are raining down.”

Photos Credit: Mariano Vivanco